Written by
Rebecca on
12 September, 2012 : 11:15
Greyhound racing in the UK has undergone somewhat of a face lift in recent years.
Written by
IanB on
06 September, 2012 : 14:23
The League Against Cruel Sports and our various national, regional and local badger campaign partners are going nationwide in our campaign to stop the proposed badger cull.
Written by
Christina on
29 August, 2012 : 11:25
Spanish public TV to broadcast live bullfights.
Written by
Christina on
22 August, 2012 : 13:00
The League wins second best stand in show at the Bird Fair and Joe delivers a presentation on our 'Gunsmoke and Mirrors'.
Written by
Joe on
13 August, 2012 : 14:15
We must and will stop the badger cull. We must defend one of our beautiful wild animals - we have to make this government understand they cannot ride roughshod over our nature putting vested interest of some humans before the interests of all animals, human or badger, in this country.
Written by
Emma on
07 August, 2012 : 13:30
After a successful introduction last Christmas, we have decided to re-launch our Protect Animals Regular Gift Keyring promotion, now once again available to order online!
Written by
Joe on
26 July, 2012 : 18:10
Gunsmoke and Mirrors, our exposé on the shooting industry has certainly stirred up emotions on both sides of the debate. Certainly we have recieved a huge number of messages of support and many on-line actions have been taken by supporters, such as writing to their MP and urging them to sign the EDM supporting our campaign.
Written by
Christina on
19 July, 2012 : 18:00
And a huge Thank you from the League and all the charities you are helping that campaign to prevent cruelty to wildlife. Your work in this field and helping to keep such important campaigns in the med...
Written by
Christina on
18 July, 2012 : 10:00
Video blog - Trustee, Lawrie Phipps talks about the shooting industry.
Written by
Joe on
18 July, 2012 : 09:35
Last week saw the launch of The League’s film ‘Gunsmoke and Mirrors’ set to reveal the truth behind the UK’s shooting industry in a brand new exposé.
Written by
IanB on
13 July, 2012 : 11:50
The League’s new Director of Media and Public Affairs, Ian Beaumont, blogs on…The proposed badger cull in England and why we’re against it.
Written by
Joe on
06 July, 2012 : 13:10
What is wrong with us in this country? We have few top predators in our countryside, whether foxes or buzzards, yet we demonise and persecute them indiscriminately.
Written by
on
04 July, 2012 : 10:11
Regular readers of the blog may recall that the League welcomed the Welsh Government’s decision to vaccinate badgers when it was announced back in March. With the amount of attention curren...
Written by
Christina on
13 June, 2012 : 09:00
The League reports back from Pamplona to witness first hand the cruelty of the 'encierro' or running of the bulls.
Written by
Christina on
13 June, 2012 : 09:00
Once again the Calgary Stampede will be taking place at the beginning of July despite the well documented animal cruelty which has taken place year after year.
Written by
Christina on
13 June, 2012 : 09:00
We recently hosted a meeting at our Headquarters with various organisations who are all passionate about putting a stop to the controversial badger cull pilots.
Representatives from t...
Written by
on
25 May, 2012 : 15:56
I’ve been left stunned by yesterday’s news that the Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) plans to spend £400,000 taking buzzards into cap...
Written by
Christina on
17 May, 2012 : 17:00
We give you a sneak preview of our upcoming films. The first is an insight into the cruelty of the shooting industry and the second, on the Pamplona Bull run we reveal that it's not just the bit of fun that many UK tourists, planning their visit to the Spanish festival, think it is.
Written by
Katy on
26 April, 2012 : 18:04
Earlier this week we were alerted to yet more cases of birds and mammals that are being injured and fatally wounded by air guns, a worrying situation that is closely monitored and frequently rais...
Written by
Christina on
25 April, 2012 : 10:00
We take a look back over this year's hunting season; including our report into artificial earths, some of the havoc caused by hunts and Joe talks about our new investigators.
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Written by
on
23 March, 2012 : 15:31
Last week the National Assembly of Panama passed a law which completely bans bullfighting across the country. The legislation is the first in the world to explicitly ban all forms of bullfighting, fro...
Written by
Christina on
21 March, 2012 : 12:13
The League was delighted by the news yesterday that the Welsh government will not be going ahead with the controversial badger cull and believes that this decision backs up the League’s vie...
Written by
Joe on
06 March, 2012 : 11:41
Last month the Guardian published an article relating to the Crown Prosecution Service's application of the Hunting Act (2004) in Dorset.
Dorset CPS have yet to prosecute anyone under the Hunting...
Written by
on
08 February, 2012 : 09:04
We come across collective nouns a lot in the animal kingdom; you can spot a murder of crows, a parliament of owls or indeed a pack of hounds. Given their frequency, is it not time we gave consideratio...
Written by
Christina on
02 February, 2012 : 17:00
We're asking for supporters to help us with our campaign
Written by
on
01 February, 2012 : 10:43
Read this angry complaint in the Western Morning News and you might just get a feel for what it’s like to work in the Campaigns and Communications department at the League Against Cruel Spor...
Written by
on
20 January, 2012 : 15:04
Each year on St Anthony’s Day the small Spanish village of San Bartolomé de Pinares hosts a spectacular celebration. Residents take to the streets to eat, drink and party the night away. ...
Written by
on
11 January, 2012 : 12:33
Do you remember the awful story of the pet cat belonging to Mr and Mrs Atkinson being killed by out of control hounds before Christmas? You should do as it made most of the TV bulletins and national n...
Written by
on
05 January, 2012 : 15:33
An exert from a memoir...
Written by
on
05 January, 2012 : 15:06
On the 2nd of January I had the
pleasure of visiting Carmarthen, a busy and bustling town in West
Wales. It has a pleasant mix of old - with it's Guildhall overlooking
a traditional town square, ...
Written by
on
03 January, 2012 : 09:52
James looks forward to an exciting year for the League
Written by
on
17 December, 2011 : 12:32
The Venezuelan Supreme Court has taken the decision to annul the Ordinance on Bullfights (1988) in the capital city Caracas, making it the first area of the country to effectively introduce a ban on b...
Written by
on
16 December, 2011 : 11:30
It is a sad fact of life that dog fighting is still very much in evidence throughout the United Kingdom (UK). The League, as many of you will know, has recently redoubled its efforts in campaigning on...
Written by
Katy on
12 December, 2011 : 16:12
Do you feel strongly about our campaigns and fancy getting more involved? Whatever time you can spare, even if it’s just an hour a week from home, there is something here for everyone. You ...
Written by
Katy on
08 December, 2011 : 09:32
An independent e-petition has recently been posted on the UK government website, calling for Vicarious Liability to be introduced in England.The move will hopefully lead to much tougher penalties for ...
Written by
on
01 December, 2011 : 11:24
As one of the newer members of the team at the League I have spent the last few months getting used to the various processes that the organisation uses in it day to day operation.
One of the s...
Written by
on
30 November, 2011 : 11:01
As indications come from Westminster that repeal is off the table for the coalition Government, similar news is received in the Republic of Ireland where Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Enda Kenny (Fine Ga...
Written by
on
29 November, 2011 : 15:05
Matt Damon’s attendance at a bullfight in Mexico last week caused an almighty stir amongst animal lovers. The backlash was instant, and Damon was vilified everywhere from animal rights websites ...
Written by
on
28 November, 2011 : 15:42
Those that say the Hunting Act does not work, is an awful piece of legislation and should be repealed, suffered a blow last week when a parliamentary question proved once again that the Act is one of ...
Written by
on
23 November, 2011 : 08:13
It never fails to shock me just how awful some people can be to animals, often for no reason other than their own sick satisfaction. When Margaret Ford contacted me to tell me what had happened to her...
Written by
on
18 November, 2011 : 09:00
The Minister responsible for overseeing the introduction of a badger cull in England has now revealed that the cost of this to farmers and landowners, who will be paying for it, could be £1.4mil...
Written by
Christina on
17 November, 2011 : 09:11
Last week the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) updated their Red List to reveal that the Western Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis longipes) is now considered to be completely ex...
Written by
on
15 November, 2011 : 07:55
I am delighted to hear that there have been a number of recent arrests of individuals across England connected with hare coursing. This comes in the context of local police authorities being pro-activ...
Written by
on
14 November, 2011 : 12:30
When Kate Middleton married Prince William and vaulted into the upper
ranks of the aristocracy I seem to remember commentators talking in
breathless tones about a new era being ushered in for th...
Written by
Christina on
09 November, 2011 : 11:11
I rarely respond to the ridiculous arguments of the pro-hunt lobby but I was simply incensed by the flat out lies written in the Western Morning News on Monday by Henry Chalfont.
Chalfont writes tha...
Written by
Christina on
07 November, 2011 : 10:32
The proposed changes to the Grand National published by the British Horseracing Authority last Wednesday may have been met with approval by some animal welfare organisations but I for one am still con...
Written by
Katy on
04 November, 2011 : 12:47
I have been taking a few Hunt Crime Watch calls lately, which is an experience in itself, and often a pretty emotional one. You may imagine this to be a straightforward case of taking calls and loggin...
Written by
on
04 November, 2011 : 08:18
The William Hill Sports Book of the Year shortlist has been announced and as usual it contains a number of exceptional works from the world of sport in the past year. Sadly though, it also features th...
Written by
on
03 November, 2011 : 15:02
Recently we’ve been keeping you up to date on raptor persecution across the UK. This week the RSPB has released a new report which confirms there were a staggering 128 incidents last year. ...
Written by
on
02 November, 2011 : 11:15
If anyone thought the League was going to simply roll over and give up as far as snaring in Scotland is concerned they are sadly mistaken. We might be two down to the Scottish Government but we are ce...